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A computer glitch that caused flight cancellations and delays across the U.S. Thursday has been resolved, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The problem involved the FAA computer systems in Salt Lake City and Atlanta that handle automated flight plans, forcing air traffic controllers to revert to the much more time-consuming approach of entering flight plans by hand.

That produced a “domino effect” delaying flights around the country, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said.
FAA spokesperson, Paul Takemoto, said the problem started between 5:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. EST.

Delays began on the East Coast and rippled out to the west. The problem wasn’t affecting radar coverage or communications with planes in the air, the FAA said. The air traffic controllers union, however, said the FAA systems that provide information on weather and wind speeds at airports also weren’t functioning.

As of mid-morning, the delays appeared to be waning, based on a check of some major airports, according to FlightStats.com. The Web site, which captures FAA flight data, indicated that departures from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are delayed by 20 to 60 minutes. But departures scheduled for later in the day are generally showing to be on time.

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